[Q&A] Misunderstanding and truth about face contouring surgery

 <Dr.Changhyun Oh answers to those questions that consumers are curious about>

Dr. Changhyun Oh from Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic

Cheekbones are reduced by ‘cutting the cheekbones’?

In the past, parts of the cheekbones were cut or shaved to reduce in some cases. However, these methods are rarely used these days because of the limitation of amount or shape that can be reduced. Recently, the method of fixing the cheekbones after moving them to a new position and relocating is mainly used.

Facial skin might sag after face contouring surgery?

Face contouring surgery does not make the skin of the face unconditionally sag. It will be okay if you are younger and have good skin elasticity. However, if you are old or have poor skin elasticity, or if you have a lot of fat on your face even though you are young, you may experience little sagging. In those cases, minimizing the desquamation when performing the surgery is proper solution and also lifting treatment after surgery to improve elasticity are considerable.

The more bones cut, the smaller your face?

All face contouring surgery is not related to the amount of bones cut for smaller face or more effective result. If you cut more of the bones, it simply makes the bones smaller. There are soft tissues such as skin, fat, and muscles surrounding the bones, so surgery should be performed after deriving how much bone to be removed taking into account the maximum capacity that the soft tissues can react to. Only that way, the most suitable change for individual condition and safe & satisfactory surgical result can be achieved.

Is revision possible after face contouring surgery?

Many people think that revision is impossible after first face contouring surgery because it is an operation treating the bone. Face contouring surgery can be re-operated like other plastic surgery under the premise that there is no special abnormality such as inflammation at the surgical site. In the case of revision, the surgical goal should be set based on more precise and accurate diagnosis than the first operation. In particular, more careful approach and the experience of the surgeon through many revision cases are essential because the difficulty of the revision is high.

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Facial Contouring Surgery Fixing Pins

You Don't Need to Remove!

Face Contouring Fixing Pins

Among patients considering facial contouring surgery or two-jaw surgery, they often wonder if the fixing pins used during surgery should be removed.

Facial contouring surgery can be roughly divided into two types. The first is a bone shaving and the other is a bone shaving and moving method.

For surgery to shave bones like square jaw reduction, fixing pins are not used, but most of the surgery that requires moving bones, such as cheekbone reduction and chin-tip surgery, uses fixing pins. The fixing pin is to fix the bones moved after surgery so that they are well fused in the changed position.

How well the bones adhere determines the outcome of the surgery. Although it is important to trim the bones well, healing the bones is also a very important process in facial contouring. The bones fixed with a fixing pin go through the process of adhesion over about 3 months.

The reason why patients usually want to remove the fixing pin is that they are reluctant to have foreign objects in the body from a psychological point of view, and that they may feel embarrassed to see the fixing pin on the X-ray. However, it is not necessary to remove the fixing pin for health reasons. The fixing pin is usually made of a metal component called titanium, and it is a safe material that is commonly used in other surgical fields such as dental implant surgery and cardiac stand surgery as well as face contouring surgery. Also, the pin is non-magnetic and cannot be detected by a metal detector.

For this reason, some use a melting pin, but the melting pin has a disadvantage in that the strength is weaker than that of titanium. If the thickness of the melting pin is thickened to have similar strength to the titanium pin, it may be difficult to manipulate it during surgery. That said, it is difficult to expect a highly complete surgery.

However, if you do not like or have a burden to see the fixing pin on the X-ray during dental treatment, you can completely remove it through pin removal surgery. Occasionally, if a long time elapses after face contouring surgery, the bone may be covered over the fixed pins. In this case, the pin may not be 100% removed. Therefore, if you absolutely want to remove the fixing pin, it is the best timing to get it done from 3-6 months to 1 year after surgery that is the period of the bones adhere.

Dr. Chang Hyun Oh from Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic said, “Since fixing pin removal surgery also involves touching the bones, a specialist with extensive clinical experience in facial bone surgery should be selected. In addition, the safety system, as well as whether an anesthesiologist resides in the hospital, and whether 1:1 dedicated anesthesia is possible must be checked.”

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 Face contouring surgery Q&A 

answered by a plastic surgeon

As the small and slim facial shape has been recognized as one of the representative beauty standards, the number of people concerning of protruded cheekbones and angular jaws also has been increased. If the cheekbones are protruding or the square jaw is big, 

it gives a strong impression and may look older than the actual age. Accordingly, more and more people are considering face contouring surgery to improve the image.

Pay attention if you want to look young with a small and slim facial shape! We’ve asked Dr. Changhyun Oh, one of the head surgeons and founders of Banobagi Plastic Surgery Clinic, for questions regarding face contouring surgery.

★ If the face is big, can I have face contouring surgery?

Not only the big and over-developed facial bones make the face look big but also the over-developed facial muscles make the face look angular and big. If your facial muscles are developed, you can make your face slimmer with jaw botox or masseter muscle reduction. Botox has the advantage as being easy and convenient treatment than a surgery, but it requires periodic treatment. The masseter muscle reduction surgery may be burdensome as incision and anesthesia are required, but it is maintained semi-permanently after one operation.

Contrary to this, if the facial bone itself is developed, face contouring surgery should be considered. Face contouring surgery is literally a cosmetic surgery that corrects the contours of the face. It is largely divided into cheekbone reduction, square jaw reduction, and chin tip surgery(genioplasty). Face contouring is performed when the cheekbones and square jaw are excessively protruded or for the cases of facial asymmetry, short chin, and lantern jaw. Through surgery, it can be improved to a smaller and slimmer facial line and make other facial features look more defined and balanced.

★ How long will it take to recover after face contouring surgery?

Face contouring surgery is performed with general anesthesia, and the operation takes about 1 to 2 hours. In the case of square jaw reduction, hospitalization is required for about a day, but cheekbone reduction and chin tip surgery can be discharged on the same day without hospitalization. The stitches will be removed 1~2 weeks after the surgery. After face contouring surgery, the main swelling usually subsides in 1~2 weeks. Normally, you can go to school or work in about a week. After about 3 weeks, the swelling would subside to some extent and look like the level of swelling after extraction of the wisdom teeth. However, the recovery time differs by individual health status and lifestyle. 

★What should be considered when choosing face contouring surgery hospital?

First of all, it is most important to confirm that the medical staff is a plastic surgeon with a lot of clinical experience. If you entrust the surgery to a plastic surgeon who has encountered various face contouring surgery cases, you can minimize side effects and expect high satisfaction with surgery.

In particular, in the case of surgery that deals with bones like face contouring, an anatomical analysis process considering bone structure, density, the location of nerves and vessels, and more is essential through advanced equipment such as 3D computed tomography (CT). This is because 3D CT scans play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment direction of the musculoskeletal system.

Also, surgery that requires general anesthesia, such as face contouring, must be performed in collaboration with a plastic surgeon and an anesthesiologist. Emergency medical equipment should also be equipped in all operating rooms in case of an emergency.

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How The Cheekbones Shape The Face

How can we put so much importance into one part of the face? Whether it’s through makeup or surgical procedures, the cheekbones hold a lot of shape for the face.

History shows that most first impressions are made by visual opinion. We take a glance at a person and already have an ‘idea’ as to who that person may be. We do this by judging the overall appearance, and more specifically the face. Each facial feature holds certain details, and the cheekbones are no different.

With so much to take into account, the cheekbones become important starting points for the focal features of the face. The chin, the eyes, and the nose are what people look at first, however, the cheekbones help to amplify these areas.

At Banobagi we have multiple options for patients that want to enhance their cheekbones. However, we will talk about one procedure: zygomatic reconstruction.

Why Do Cheekbones Need Any Type Of Enhancement?

In recent years, the cheekbones have become an area of interest for cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgeons have become popular through the use of fillers to create high cheekbones.

Beauty culture dictates the necessary height of cheekbones by highlighting the highest points, usually through makeup, so that the rest of the face can appear younger and more active. By lifting the cheekbones, it also gives the illusion of a slender face.

Not to mention the toll that time takes on the skin. Skin will sag, lose its elasticity, and pull at the rest of the face in an unpleasing matter. When this happens even a zygomatic reconstruction won’t be helpful. To make the skin look aesthetically pleasing our clinic uses two materials:

1. Endotine: An FDA-approved material with bio affinity. It puts pressure on the skin and smoothly tightens the skin. This allows for an even and discreet facelift.

2. Elasticum: a synthetic material that naturally blends with the surrounding tissue, eventually becoming a ligament. The material helps to reverse drooping skin and create natural longevity.

Of course, these materials come into play during the surgical procedure.

Zygomatic Reconstruction For Better Cheekbones

Zygomatic reconstruction, also known as cheekbone reconstruction, is a technical reconstruction and relocation of the cheekbones. Our specialists identify all the variables of the zygomatic area and use materials that are stern, fixed, and strong enough to hold the area together.

The goal of the procedure is to take the cheekbone and relocate it to an ideal area for the patient. To do this the specialists must work on both cheekbones simultaneously. After the relocation is complete the reconstruction part starts. Our specialists use a fixture technique that takes temporal muscle force inside the zygomatic complex into account. With this technique, our patients’ cheekbones are secure and safe for future recovery time.

With the fixture technique, the body will be prone to heal naturally, as if the cheekbones are suffering a common fracture. Once the healing process is complete, the patient’s cheekbones will not only look better, they will further enhance the rest of the facial features.

In Conclusion

While cheekbones are not a main focal point, they are certainly important to the face overall. They are responsible for aesthetically enhancing the rest of the face and putting a cherry on top of a naturally beautiful face. We don’t only focus on what is considered important, we take all details into account. Our goal is to improve the big picture.

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Make ideally beautiful face lines through Genioplasty

Make ideally beautiful face lines

through Genioplasty

What can we call balanced face?

If the face is horizontally divided into three parts

getting four points on hairline, eyebrow, the tip of the nose, and the end of the chin,

each length of three parts is same or similar on the balanced face.

When the tip of the nose and chin is on the same line on the ideal profile,

upper lip is apart from the line about 2~3mm , and lower lip about 1~2mm.

 

If you are not, it can be considered due to few reasons such as flat nose, or short chin, or protruded mouth, but the common reason is short chin

caused by weak development of the end of the chin.

Short chin comes in two ways:

with good set of teeth, and bad set of teeth with under jaw dwarfism.

 

In the case of good set of teeth,

orthodontics is fairly easy and surgical treatment is simple.

Most of people are in this case,

so you have lots of chance of being in this case, too.

Genioplasty, cutting the bone on the end of the chin after general anesthesia and putting forward, or chin implants will help.

 

 

The case of not only small chin

but when lower teeth are abnormally far behind than upper teeth,

it means the whole growth of under jaw including teeth were declined.

People with this symptom couldn’t close their mouth well in their childhood

because of relatively big tongue

which could occur dyspnea, but just few cases exist.

There will be a need of orthodontics

and surgery which pulls whole under jaw forward including teeth.

People do genioplasty

when with good set of teeth having small tip of the chin.

It cuts the tip of the chin, move it forward, and fixate stably using equipment.

 

It improves the line from chin to neck,

and gives much change by replacement.

 

 

Implant is another way to improve short chin,

and the most widely used one is silicon.

 

Implants for short chin are various from shape to size,

so you can choose the appropriate implant for your bone shape

before surgery.

 

Genioplasty is a fairly simple surgery,

so it goes with local anesthesia.

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Profile Surgery Gives You Perfect Side Face!

Profile Surgery Gives You Perfect Side Face!

Hello! This is Banobagi Clinic.

We are going to talk about profile surgery which makes your profile perfect.

Be beautiful on profile as well as on full face.

:: What’s profile? ::

It means the side face line, and profile surgery is to achieve beautifulness on profile.

Surgery of forehead, nose, lips, gum, and chin is included in profile surgery.

<Types of Profile Surgery>

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Forehead surgery

We can say that beautiful forehead, which is circled and voluptuous without any uneven surface, has smooth curved lines on enough area.

It could be made by prosthesis, or self-minute fat grafting which injects fats of lower abdomen or hips.

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Nose surgery

Changed image after nose surgery is gorgeous, makes face look smaller, and has people feel their own beautifulness with confidence.

The important thing is the balance between the length of trabeculae lienis and the shape of nostril, and it’s expected to get improved even the gum is protruded after surgery.

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Lips surgery

Lips have unique color and texture, and they emit feminine charms.

It can be improved by filler injection or self-minute fat grating.

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Gum surgery

It can be sorted by how much the gum is protruded:

Just dental orthodontics,

push front portion of gum inward accompanying orthodontics,

or just surgery without orthodontics.

Common points of pleasing faces are straight set of teeth and the gum which is neither protruded nor indented.

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Chin surgery

If got weak chin, it becomes a plain face and looks countrified with impression of protruded mouth.

If just a tip of jaw is small, you will get a prosthesis-injecting surgery or an osteotomy which pulls the tip of jaw forward and fixes.

Simple injections as fillers or minute fat grafting will also help a lot.

Before / After profile Surgery

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Berry Berry’s Plastic Surgery Real Review (Two Jaw + Face contour surgery)

Berry Berry’s Plastic Surgery Real Review

(Two Jaw + Face contour surgery)

A year changed my whole life..!!!

My story of overcoming Jutting Chin with Two Jaw surgery!

It’s been already 1 year since my two jaw surgery~

Here is my story I would like to share with you all^^

This is me before the surgery!!

I had over developed jaw and had complex with it 

and decided to get surgery done to get rid of it!

It wasn’t easy decision to make, of course, but I trusted the surgeon, so I went for it!!

5 days after two jaw surgery 

I had asymmetry and my right side was bit bigger than left side~

Well maybe this made my swelling asymmetrical after surgery~

But by this time, all I had to do was to massage well with cold packs!!^^

And then I started to massage with warm towel instead of cold massage.

And I couldn’t eat well, so I drank juice or soy bean milk instead. 

It was a bit uncomfortable because I had rubber band tying my teeth. 

But as I went for regular check-ups, 

I got face peeling, ultrasound, cooling pack treatments and more~~ 

it was so refreshing~ !!

About 2 weeks after~

I removed the stitches!!

I went out for walk because I heard taking walk helps on swelling subsidence.

Time will heal everything, right?

When I take the photo after taking a walk I look deswelled. 

1 month after surgery!!

I can now eat things~

I had to chop it and take it slow..

As my swelling subsides, 

I went out to meet a friend and stranger asked for my number because I was his style! >_<

(Yes, I said this to make you guys jealous!!)

Numbness feeling is coming back to normal now~

After 2 months~

My swelling subsided a lot, right??!

I do have some minor swelling, still.

I think I gained weight because I ate too well!! Haha

As time goes, after 3 month, I can open my mouth this wide now~~

I did liposuction on face for slimmer faceline~

You may not feel the difference by the photos, but I got really better!!

I did liposuction on face for slimmer faceline~

You may not feel the difference by the photos, but I got really better!!

5 months after..

I never imagined myself taking profile photos..

I love my profile now !

I just tied up my hair and it still looks stylish!

6 months after~

I perm my hair for the first time after surgery~

As I look younger than before the surgery, I found more interest in styling and buy many things such as make-up kit and also clothes~

The stylist at the hair salon complimented me saying I look like a ‘doll’!!

I’m not kidding!!>_<

I have a bit of tender feeling on jaw line, but not that sever to concern about~

288 days passed already~~

Can you see my sharp jaw line?

I fell like the skin and jaw is now well stuck back together~

It is true that time will take swelling away~~ ^^

Wow, 1 year passes already!

When I found my before surgery photo, I don’t remember the life I lived with the face..

That tells how much I am satisfied with my face now!!!

For those of you who still concerns about surgery,

Here is what I want to say.

Get it done when you are young!!

I achieved what I dreamed of after surgery!!

Here, you can see the complete difference with comparison, right?

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